Turpentine cup and securing means



June 25, 1935. c. A. TOMPKINS TURPENTINE CUP AND SECURING MEANS FiledJune 23, 1933 n. aw (ll/Ill? )1 2 w z Patented June 25, 1935 UNITEDSTATESv PATENT OFFICE 2,006,089 TURPENTINE CUP AND SECURING MEANS ClaudeA. Tompkins, Jacksonville, Fla.

Application June 23, 1933, Serial No. 677,278

2 Claims.

This invention relates to turpentine cups and securing means thereforand one object of the invention is to provide a turpentine cup andsecuring means so constructed that the cup may be 5 firmly held in itsproper place against the bleeding face of the tree and directly underthe drain gutters in a vertical or upright position so that the fullcapacity of the cup can be utilized.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for holding the cupin a definite slanting position, against the tree and under the draingutters, but on account of this slanting position the cup will hold onlya limited amount of liquid so that when it is subjected to freezing, thecup will not be damaged.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for keeping thelevel of the rain water which gets into the cup slightly below the topof the cup so that flowing gum from the tree which falls on this waterwill not float outside over the edge of the cup.

The invention is illustrated with the accompanying drawing, wherein Fig.1 is a perspective view showing the cup in an upright position againstthe bleeding face of a tree below the drain gutters,

Fig. 2 is a view of a part of the cup in section and the hanger inelevation, in position on a tree,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cup,

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the hanger.

The cup is of clay or similar material having at its top a collar Ishowing notches 2 in the top edge of the cup permitting enough water todrain from the cup to keep the level slightly below the top of the cup,also notch 2 in conjunction with a notch 3 directly below it in thelower edge of collar I permits the metal holder of the cup to securelylock the cup in an upright position when desired, and in conjunctionwith notch 4 in lower edge of collar I, slightly offset from notch 3permits the holder to hold the cup in a desired slanting position.

The holder is cut from fiat smooth metal having sufficient strength andrigidity for the purpose and includes a horizontal section 5 having apointed end which is driven into the tree by tapping the other end at 5which has a down pointing short arm which engages the inside of the topof the cup at cups notch 2. Numeral 8 at the base of the 5 holderindicates a lug or projection which is in serted in notch 3 of the cupfor holding the cup in an upright position, and which is inserted innotch 4 of the cup for holding the cup in a slanting position. The lug 8is at the lower end of a long arm 1 and extends therefrom toward a linepassing longitudinally through the short arm, the two arms being inspaced parallel co-directional relation. The holder can be driven into atree and withdrawn when desired and used repeatedly. 15

The improvements represented by this system of holding the cupeliminates the present system of hanging a turpentine cup on a nailprotruding through the cup which is unsatisfactory as it does not holdthe cup in the most desired position and thereby causes waste andleakage of gum; also the ordinary nail causes many cups to break at thehole where it is inserted.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A hanger for a turpentine cup comprising a flat elongated horizontalsection having a pointed end, a short arm extending vertically downwardtherefrom, and an intermediate long arm in spaced parallel co-directional relation with the short arm, said long arm having ahorizontal lug at its lower end extending toward the short arm.

2. A hanger for a turpentine cup comprising a horizontal section havinga pointed end, a vertical relatively long arm extending from saidhorizontal section to span an annular external rim of a receptacle, ashort arm connected with the upper end of the long arm and in spacedparallel codirectional relation therewith to engage over the edge of thereceptacle, and a horizontal lug at the lower end of the long verticalarm extending toward the short arm to engage under the bottom edge ofthe rim of the receptacle.

CLAUDE A. TOMPKINS.

